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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Stella tell Joel he looks?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

2. What is the name of the skit Joel performs at the tea?
(a) Down and Out.
(b) Knocking It Down.
(c) Bringing Up Baby.
(d) Building It Up.

3. In the story Nat tells Joel, why does the Great Lover become angry with the man?
(a) The man trips him.
(b) The man calls him a bad name.
(c) The man kicks his tail.
(d) The man flirts with his wife.

4. Where does Joel's mother want him to go?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Yale.
(c) West Point.
(d) Berkeley.

5. Who laughs during Joel's skit?
(a) Nat.
(b) No one.
(c) Stella.
(d) Miles.

6. How does Nat refer to the Great Lover while telling a story?
(a) Three Piece Suit.
(b) Two Face.
(c) Four Eyes.
(d) One Trick Pony.

7. What is Stella's job when she meets Joel?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Actress.
(c) Shop clerk.
(d) Waitress.

8. What does Nat tell Joel he has a problem with?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Womanizing.
(d) Gambling.

9. What does Joel receive an invitation to two days after the tea?
(a) A movie premiere.
(b) A dance.
(c) A golf match.
(d) A buffet supper.

10. How does Joel feel when he hears the singing at Miles' tea?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy.

11. In the story Nat tells Joel, what time is it when a man calls the Great Lover on the telephone?
(a) Eleven thirty.
(b) One o'clock.
(c) Three o'clock.
(d) Eight o'clock.

12. What color are Joel's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

13. Nat and Joel eat lunch next to a group from what kind of film?
(a) A circus film.
(b) A science fiction film.
(c) A war film.
(d) A western film.

14. What does the Great Lover shout at Joel after his skit?
(a) Dreadful!
(b) Boo!
(c) Bravo!
(d) Encore!

15. According to the invitation from Miles, what time does the tea start?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miles do for a living?

2. Who puts an alcoholic beverage in Joel's hand at Miles' house?

3. Who is described as having "an eye as keen as the eye of a potato"?

4. Who is the man who performed a song at the tea?

5. What is Joel's last name?

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